by Zoe Reardon | Jul 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
People typically learn that English is part of the Germanic language family, but the truth is that the case is not so clear. After all, if you look at a given sentence, you will likely see as many words of Romance origin as of Germanic origin, if not more. In fact,...
by Zoe Reardon | Jun 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Choosing a language to study in school is already a hard decision, made even more complicated by the addition of constructed languages to the options. The term “constructed language” refers to one that was created for use within a fictional universe, such as...
by Zoe Reardon | Jun 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Learning another language can expose people to novel concepts and help them expand their view of the world. A concept that is present in all languages is tone. People naturally alter tone as they speak to convey meaning, whether turning a statement into a question or...
by Zoe Reardon | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
While most languages around the world evolve significantly over time, Icelandic has remained extremely close to its Old Norse roots. This lack of distortion has been a result of Iceland’s isolation from other nations, which prevented the influence of nearby languages...
by Zoe Reardon | May 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
In the time since evidence emerged that language acquisition can positively impact neuroplasticity, there has been growing interest in the effects of language acquisition on the brain. The term neuroplasticity refers to the structural changes that occur in the brain...